diff --git a/pkg/commands/models/branch.go b/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
index 75d99f4bc41..25d806fca0e 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/models/branch.go
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ func (b *Branch) IsBehindForPull() bool {
 	return b.RemoteBranchStoredLocally() && b.BehindForPull != "0"
 }
 
+func (b *Branch) IsBehindForPush() bool {
+	return b.BehindForPush != "" && b.BehindForPush != "0"
+}
+
 // for when we're in a detached head state
 func (b *Branch) IsRealBranch() bool {
 	return b.AheadForPull != "" && b.BehindForPull != ""
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
index 8bd8dac9a39..7d7ca9eed7d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) push(currentBranch *models.Branch) error {
 	// if we are behind our upstream branch we'll ask if the user wants to force push
 	if currentBranch.IsTrackingRemote() {
 		opts := pushOpts{}
-		if currentBranch.IsBehindForPull() {
+		if currentBranch.IsBehindForPush() {
 			return self.requestToForcePush(currentBranch, opts)
 		} else {
 			return self.pushAux(currentBranch, opts)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/force_push_triangular.go b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/force_push_triangular.go
index 379912f6cd3..70912d1232c 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/sync/force_push_triangular.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/sync/force_push_triangular.go
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ var ForcePushTriangular = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.Views().Files().IsFocused().Press(keys.Universal.Push)
 
-		// This results in an attempt to push normally, which fails with an error:
-		t.ExpectPopup().Alert().
-			Title(Equals("Error")).
-			Content(Contains("Updates were rejected. Please fetch and examine the remote changes before pushing again."))
-
-		/* EXPECTED:
 		t.ExpectPopup().Confirmation().
 			Title(Equals("Force push")).
 			Content(Equals("Your branch has diverged from the remote branch. Press <esc> to cancel, or <enter> to force push.")).
@@ -67,6 +61,5 @@ var ForcePushTriangular = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.Views().SubCommits().IsFocused().
 			Lines(Contains("one"))
-		*/
 	},
 })